Masters and Grad sceme Clash

I have just received a S&T summer analyst role at a BB. The plan is to convert this offer and start the FT role in 2024.

I am in my third year at uni in an MSCi Mathematics course. However, I would prefer to convert this into a BSc course and do something more useful to me (than pure maths), e.g. a Computational Finance MSc. However, these masters tend to be 12 months long - ending in September 2024. The FT role would start in July 2024. There would then be a 2-3 month clash period, where I would be starting the grad scheme, and at the same time, ending the Masters. 

So my question is, should I just do the MSCi Mathematics to avoid this clash? Or does anyone have experience with navigating this kind of situation? I don't believe the BB is flexible with start dates for the grad scheme.

Thanks in advance!

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Right that makes sense thank you. Yeah it seems that there is not much value in doing a masters as opposed to just starting the grad scheme straight after the summer. Also, the idea of an internship and dissertation at the same time sounds (unnecessarily) awful hahaha.

 

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